Today in Focus What Nigel Farage will say for money
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Mar 18, 2026 Henry Dyer, Investigations correspondent at The Guardian who specialises in data-led reporting, reveals findings from a probe into Nigel Farage's paid Cameo videos. He outlines the scale and timing of the recordings, breakdowns of pricing and earnings, troubling requests that reference extremism, and outtakes that shed light on Farage's off-mic behaviour.
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Scale Of Farage's Cameo Side Hustle
- Nigel Farage joined Cameo in 2021 and has produced thousands of personalised videos, averaging nearly three a day since joining.
- Henry Dyer's data pull found over 4,300 accessible videos and at least £370,000 earned, with many recorded at home and during key political moments like election day.
Farage Promoted A Canadian Neo‑Nazi Tour
- Farage recorded a paid message promoting a Canadian event organised by Diagalon that uses the slogan "They Have to Go Back".
- The group is a designated white-nationalist fringe that sells extremist merchandise and used Farage's clip in their promotional retrospective.
Always Research Who's Paying For Endorsements
- Politicians should vet payment requests and research organisers before accepting paid endorsements to avoid amplifying extremist groups.
- Dyer notes identifying Diagalon required only seconds of Google research given names and event details in the prompt.